Main Common Sergei Goryachev, 52, is reported to be killed in a missile strike on 12 June 2023 – east2west information/east2west information
A high Russian common main troops in southern Ukraine has been killed in a missile strike, pro-Russian navy bloggers have mentioned.
Main Common Sergei Goryachev, the chief of employees of the thirty fifth Mixed Arms Military, was reportedly killed on June 12 amid heavy preventing across the so-called “Vremivka Ledge” area in southern Donetsk, the place Ukraine has liberated 4 villages of their counter-offensive.
Goryachev, who’s at the least the fifth high-ranking Russian common to die in Ukraine, had beforehand served in Transnistria, the self-declared militarised area of Moldova, and Tajikistan.
Ukraine has launched a counter offensive in latest days aimed a recapturing territory from Russian forces.
09:01 AMFire broke out at Russian oil refinery
An oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar area caught hearth on Tuesday because of a technical fault with flaring gear, RIA Novosti state information company mentioned.
The fireplace has since been extinguished, in keeping with an area emergency process drive, and RIA reported that the refinery was working as regular.
The Krasnodar area is positioned in southern Russia and is near Crimea.
Oil refineries and vitality services in southern Russia have repeatedly been the goal of drone assaults in latest months, which have usually brought about fires. The Afipsky and Ilsky refineries have been each allegedly attacked by drones final month.
08:42 AMPictured: Vladimir Putin meets with Russian servicemen injured within the Ukraine warfare at a navy hospital in Moscow
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian service members who have been injured in the course of the Russia-Ukraine battle and are at present present process remedy at a navy hospital, following an awarding ceremony in Moscow – SPUTNIK/by way of REUTERS
08:27 AMZelensky says Russia ‘won’t ever be forgiven’ following Kryvyi Rih strike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has mentioned that Russia “can be held accountable for each missile they launch” after the strike on his hometown of Kryvyi Rih.
Mr Zelensky shared a video of rescuers working to place out fires in a burning constructing within the central Ukrainian metropolis, surrounded by destroyed vehicles, on Twitter on Tuesday morning, and wrote: “Extra terrorist missiles, Russian killers proceed their warfare in opposition to residential buildings, abnormal cities and folks.
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“Sadly, there are lifeless and wounded. The rescue operation in Kryvyi Rih continues. My condolences to all those that have misplaced their family members! Russian terrorists won’t ever be forgiven, and they are going to be held accountable for each missile they launch.
08:08 AMDeath toll rises to 6 in Kryvyi Rih missile strike
At the very least six individuals have been killed in a Russian missile strike on town of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, town mayor has mentioned.
Oleksandr Vilkul mentioned on the Telegram: “Sadly, there are already six lifeless. The rescue operation continues.”
Mr Vikul had beforehand mentioned that three individuals had died and that extra have been trapped beneath the rubble of a five-storey residence constructing.
07:58 AMLatest MoD update07:48 AMWatch: Russian missile strike hits Zelensky’s hometown Kryvyi Rih07:47 AM’Huge’ missile assault on Kryvyi Rih in a single day
Russia launched a “huge missile assault” in a single day on the central Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih, killing and wounding individuals and damaging civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian officers mentioned on Tuesday.
Serhiy Lisak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk area the place Kryvyi Rih is positioned, mentioned on the Telegram messaging app that there had been a “huge missile assault” and that “there are lifeless and wounded.”
Russian air strikes hit a number of civilian buildings within the metropolis, together with a five-storey constructing, the mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, mentioned earlier.
“Doubtless, there are individuals beneath the rubble,” Mr Vilkul mentioned on Telegram.
A residential constructing closely broken by a Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk area – DNIPROPETROVSK REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION/by way of REUTERS
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